ABOUT

SON FOU IS BASED IN GRAZ & ST. VEIT/GLAN AUSTRIA AND SOUNDS LIKE INDIE and SONGWRITING WITH SPHERICAL & MINIMALISTIC ELEMENTS.

THE BAND MEMBERS – MATTHIAS, MAXIMILIAN, MICHAEL, AND ARMIN ARE CLOSE FRIENDS. THEY EVOLVE AS A BAND AT AN REMOTE 800-YEAR-OLD MILL IN CARINTHIA, AUSTRIA. THERE THEY REHEARSE AND ORGANIZE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC-FESTIVALS. THEIR MUSIC IS LIKE A VIEW FROM BELOW TO FEEL THE SUN RISE. IT IS ALTERNATING BETWEEN POWERLESSNESS AND FIGHTING CALL, a rebellion against political injustice. The music IS FRAGILE AND PERSONAL – UNLEASHED UNBREAKABLE ROUGH BUT DISSOLVES ITSELF AS MEDICATION.
THEY RECENTLY RECORDED AN ALBUM WITH SONGS THEY DEVELOPED AFTER MUSICAL ISOLATION AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR SON FOU DEBUT RELEASE.

* CIAO MERLIN (former formation) DID RECORD AN ALBUM CALLED III-I. IT WAS FUNDED BY THE AUSTRIAN MUSIC FONDS AND RELEASED BY THE LABEL KIM. Their music video „you’re out“ directed by guitarist maximilian liebich toured the world on international film festivals.
BAND MEMBERS (from left to right)
Matthias Wagner: Vocals / Guitar / Piano
MICHAEL JARITZ: BASS
Wolf-Maximilian Liebich: Guitar / Synthie
Armin Forstner: Drums